Pick of the week: Wedgwood made a move with Flaxman chess set

The first mention of plans for a Wedgwood earthenware chess set occurs in a bill from a 30-year-old John Flaxman dated March 8, 1785.

The invoice for £6 6s 6d references work undertaken between October 30, 1783, and December 1, 1784,…

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